tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post4178237765975960867..comments2024-03-28T00:24:39.106-04:00Comments on ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA NYC: PAPER DOLLSNative NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239230892287943136noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-69584677758503295172011-01-26T22:28:00.867-05:002011-01-26T22:28:00.867-05:00This works for me, glad I'm not the only one. ...This works for me, glad I'm not the only one. I go through lots of magazines to get faces, hair styles and clothes for my main characters. Then I usually put together a scrap book of people and places, helps with description.Karen Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598899035653418365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-29539746718475296132011-01-25T20:48:00.371-05:002011-01-25T20:48:00.371-05:00I remember your "paper dolls" presentati...I remember your "paper dolls" presentation at the chapter meeting, too. It was fun and really got the creative juices flowing!<br /><br />LisLisbeth Enghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04814466999337154397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-4675546234393784842011-01-25T14:56:18.282-05:002011-01-25T14:56:18.282-05:00I can honestly say that my stories come to me in a...I can honestly say that my stories come to me in a number of ways. But a great percentage of them come through a character that pops into mind. Perhaps because I've gotten a glimpse of a handsome man on the subway, or an intriguing woman with a unique fashion sense on the street. Maybe I spot someone who has that thousand yard stare looking at me in the elevator. It gives me the chills and I think, "hmm, what would my heroine do?". Sometimes it is a name that is too perfect or a line - in a very distinct voice - that, when I hear it, conujures up with it a classic character. I love seeing pictures - both of people and places. I collect "paper dolls", too, and pictures of terrific locales, houses, rooms - esp. bedrooms - that I think will make a fab background for a story that, someone, begins to coalesce as I study the photo.lisekimhortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072878628169741032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-88484096543630816592011-01-24T20:31:34.041-05:002011-01-24T20:31:34.041-05:00Glad to know that others love Paper Dolls as much ...Glad to know that others love Paper Dolls as much as I. Happy Writing, Ladies.Native NYerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239230892287943136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-28126187446767301872011-01-24T14:53:49.541-05:002011-01-24T14:53:49.541-05:00I remember that presentation. I also remember the...I remember that presentation. I also remember the storyline I came up with that day. Still haven't finished that manuscript. But, you're right; this is a great way to come up with ideas for books!JStewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18224700351361824518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-17267669140696137712011-01-24T14:20:04.214-05:002011-01-24T14:20:04.214-05:00I like the "Paper Dolls". I remember pl...I like the "Paper Dolls". I remember playing with paper dolls as a little girl and making up stories for them. Guess it's no different in adult hood, which makes me happy. <br />Each of story ideas come at me differently whether a picture or word even a dream. Just have to be open to them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08095813546707627568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-70933515459828535032011-01-24T13:03:49.069-05:002011-01-24T13:03:49.069-05:00What a teriffic idea! I get story and plot first; ...What a teriffic idea! I get story and plot first; characters come second. And right now having a tough time nailing down a couple characters. Now I can't wait to get home and flip through some magazines to see what jumps out at me. Thanks for the great tip.Jennifer McAndrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862365763597549755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-1692832066051169572011-01-24T09:44:03.928-05:002011-01-24T09:44:03.928-05:00What a marvelous idea-paper dolls. I loved playing...What a marvelous idea-paper dolls. I loved playing paper dolls as a child. Now I can enjoy playing with them in a whole different way.Tanyahttp://web.mac.com/tanyagoodwinnoreply@blogger.com